Photo Friday: A branch dancing in a frozen creek

This winter's cyclical freeze and thaw has creekbed erosion at an alltime high. Down trees traverse the creeks and get caught in the pools. Above, a branch dances in Conneaut Creek, west of Lake Erie, Pa. Photo: Carol Terracina Hartman

The big, strong Chinook salmon is a favorite of anglers on the Great Lakes. But New York and Michigan are reducing the number of Chinook stocked in the lakes. Why? Because there aren't enough baitfish for them to eat.